バイオマスの時間旅行: Kiyohiko Igarashi at TEDxTodai

Kiyohiko Igarashi is a leading scientist in the field of biomass utilization, fully unleashing the energy and material potential of natural wood and plants. Currently an associate professor at the University of Tokyo, he decided to dedicate his life to research after discovering his passion for mushroom enzymes. By challenging the consensus reality of his field, he has continued to revolutionize the efficiency of biomass conversion. Referring to the outdated global paradigm of oil dependency, Dr.Igarashi's talk will focus on the importance of critically re-examining the "common sense" of today's society.
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五十嵐圭日子
東京大学大学院農学生命科学研究科准教授。木や草からエネルギーやマテリアルを生産する 研究の第一人者。大学でキノコの酵素に魅せられ研究の道に進む。これまでの常識を疑うことで、酵素の「交通渋滞」解消によるバイオマス変換の高効率化をはじめ、バイオマス変換研究に革新を起こしている。「石油だけが資源?」凝り固まった常識が溢れる今の社会を、独自の視点から見つめなおす。

[@linnang]

Since you posting on UA-cam which reaches out to an international audience. Do seriously consider including English subtitles. And hope to see more English presentations by Japanese academics especially if they are from the prestigious Tokyo University.

[@jonasvasur]

Thank you for adding the English subtitles. Thank you also for the introduction. Beautiful story with a prescient message: "common knowledge has a freshness date" (@ 7:15). In the lecture itself, Kiyohiko Igarashi emphasizes the important parameter of time (growing time, storage time, etc.) when thinking about biomass and fossil fuels. Well worth the time to watch the whole lecture.